The end of the tunnel, or just the light?

By Jeff Geoghan,
September 16, 2013 at 3:50 PM

CNN Money online made the pronouncement recently that “our long national foreclosure nightmare may be over.”

It repeated the numbers reported by another organization that 55,575 filings took place in August, below the October 2005 number of 56,063. Its source claimed that the mortgage meltdown officially began in summer 2006.

In addition, the number of homes repossessed by lenders fell 25 percent in August from 2012, to 39,277. The top five states with foreclosure activity were Nevada, Florida, Ohio Delaware and Maryland. I thought it was interesting that the last three are states that surround Pa.

So is this the end of the tunnel, as CNN suggests, or just a dip in the cycle? I think it’s too soon to declare the end of the mortgage saga as tens of thousands of owners continue to be “underwater” in their homes’ value and the national economic situation is on shaky ground. If nothing else, I think we’re seeing a window to sell your home for a good return during this lull in bad news.

Pessimistic? Perhaps just realistic after what we’ve experienced in the last six years. I just cringe at the ballooning national debt and hope that we can change direction soon.

In the meantime, take advantage of the good (or at least better) real estate press to make your move in Central Pa.

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Jeff Geoghan

Jeff Geoghan is the marketing manager for Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Central Pennsylvania, based in Camp Hill with 20 offices in 10 counties. Jeff lives in East Petersburg, where he also serves as mayor. He has been active in local government and business and has been used as a resource by local, regional and national publications.

All opinions in Jeff’s blog are his own and do not reflect those of his company or any other entities.

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